Definition of wait

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Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.

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Wait :: Wait (v. i.) To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.
Expectancy :: Expectancy (n.) That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope..
Gape :: Gape (v. i.) To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with for, after, or at..
Wait :: Wait (v. i.) One who watches; a watchman.
Thwaite :: Thwaite (n.) Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart..
Attendant :: Attendant (v. t.) Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting..
Await :: Await (v. i.) To watch.
Bide :: Bide (v. t.) To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide..
Waiting :: Waiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wai.
Limbus :: Limbus (n.) An extramundane region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the judgment.
Mistress :: Mistress (v. i.) To wait upon a mistress; to be courting.
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher..
Drawer :: Drawer (n.) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom.
Prevail :: Prevail (v. i.) To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I prevailedon him to wait..
Insidious :: Insidious (a.) Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons; as, the insidious foe..
Pause :: Pause (n.) Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.
Awaited :: Awaited (imp. & p. p.) of Awai.
Wait :: Wait (v. t.) To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.
Saltigradae :: Saltigradae (n. pl.) A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap upon their prey; the leaping spiders.
Pass :: Pass (v. t.) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed bisquit and cheese; the torch was passed from hand to hand..
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